Use my weekly meal plans to take the stress out of dinnertime! These premade meal plans and grocery shopping lists are the best way to save time and money while feeding your family healthy and nutritious meals. With a daily main course and mix and match sides, dinner just got a whole lot easier!
This week’s meal plan includes: spinach and ricotta baked pasta, chicken saltimbocca, BLT burgers with fries, potsticker rice bowls, lentil soup, classic apple pie, and mix and match sides.
To simplify your grocery shopping list:
- If you want to bulk up the baked pasta with protein, a rotisserie is a quick and inexpensive option. Shrimp and steak would also go well.
- Any variety of kale may be used for the Mediterranean salad.
- My favorite ground beef to use in burgers is 80% lean ground chuck.
- For the potsticker bowls, Napa cabbage provides a milder, sweeter flavor.
- I use Alexia House Cut Fries for my killer garlic fries.
- For the apple pie you can use any apple that will stand up to baking and not turn to mush.
- You can use premade pie crusts to cut down on time for the apple pie.
How to Print Shopping List
- Click on the shopping cart icon below.
- Select which meals you would like to include. You may also adjust serving sizes at this time.
- Click on the shopping cart logo again to generate your shopping list.
- Once your shopping list is generated, you can print it out by clicking on the printer icon.
Meal Prep & Leftover Tips
Spinach and Ricotta Baked Pasta: I used a quality Italian fontina and block of Parmesan, both of which I shredded myself. Hand-shredded cheeses melt better and won’t go grainy on you when baked.
Chicken Saltimbocca: Slice thicker chicken breasts into cutlets. This minimizes the cook time and keeps the chicken super juicy. If the cutlets are noticeably thicker on one side, gently pound the meat until it’s an even thickness.
BLT Burgers: If you live somewhere that’s too cold to grill, you can make this inside on the stove. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Cook patties, undisturbed, until a crust develops and they’re no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Flip and cook until second side is browned, about 3 minutes more until internal temp reaches (160°F).
Potsticker Rice Bowls: Combining ground pork (the traditional choice for potstickers) with ground chicken makes the filling lower in fat and calories, but still meaty-tasting with just the right amount of fat to deliver big flavor without turning dry or crumbly.
Classic Apple Pie: I used a mix of Granny Smith and Golden Delicious, but use any combo of apples that are good for baking — Honeycrisp, Jazz, Cosmic Crisp, Braeburn, Fuji, and Sugarbees. Avoid apples that are softer like Red Delicious and Gala.
Mediterranean Kale Salad: I love my Mediterranean dishes to be packed with sweet, savory, and briny flavors. You can leave out any salad fixings you don’t like, and add in any that you do!
Buttery Parsley Potatoes: Swap the baby red potatoes for Yukon Gold potatoes, which are also a creamy, waxy variety of small potato. Add some garlic powder or a crushed clove of garlic for some garlicky flavor.
Rosemary Garlic Fries: Want to air fry these garlic french fries? Simply cook the fries in the air fryer at 400°F for 15-20 minutes and then toss with the garlic and oil mixture as directed above. Easy as that!
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